MURRIETA: Man suspected of beating teen, taking bike

MURRIETA ---- A man suspected of assaulting a teen and taking his bike was arrested Tuesday, police said.

Officers responded to the area of Hancock Avenue and Parkcrest Drive about 9:30 p.m. Monday, where a 17-year-old boy said he was assaulted before the attacker left with his bike, according to a
news release
prepared by Murrieta police Sgt. Don Weller.

The teen sustained minor to moderate injuries from the assault, police said.

On Tuesday, police identified the suspect as James Andrew Cuevas III, 20, of Murrieta, who they subsequently arrested about 11 p.m. at a home on Avenida Palizada.

Cuevas was booked early Wednesday morning into the Southwest Detention Center in French Valley on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.